My approach to counseling is strength-based, humanistic, relational, and mind/body-centered. I focus on working with the nervous system to strive for emotional regulation. Through my own personal practice and teaching, my curiosity around the healing powers of the mind-body connection grew. My first hand awareness of the mind-body connection as a therapeutic tool led me to find Somatic Counseling --- a form of psychotherapy that values this powerful connection. When working with couples, I work with a co-facilitator, Dylan Leigh, MA, LPCC. We rely heavily on attachment theory and Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT). We see the couple in tandem during session. This co-therapy model is effective and removes common hinderances to couples therapy such as triangulation.

Occupational Therapist specializing in Sensory Processing and Somatic Experiencing as it relates to self regulation and trauma recovery. I work with infants, children and adults. I work with individuals who are experiencing late effects of trauma in conditions diagnosed as chronic pain, fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, RSD, etc. I work with trauma resultant from cultural fragmentation. I provide consultation and workshops for professionals, addictions facilities, schools and other organizations specializing in treating difficulties of autonomic dysregulation. I am fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Under the best circumstances, being an adolescent or teen can be hard! Naturally it’s a time of conflict; increased responsibilities, peer pressure, and hormones providing just a few of challenges faced. When combined with breakdowns in the family support system, opportunities for depression, anxiety and lack of motivation can arise. I work with families to shed light on the distorted thought patterns within the home responsible for maintaining such emotional distress, and challenge them to discover their “self” by approaching their lives with more clarity and intent. Educated formally ay Regis U as a MFT, warmth, compassion, respect, and humor are the hallmarks of my practice. Please call for a free initial consultation or check out my website to learn more:www.michaeltmurphy.webs.com

I specialize in working with children, teens and adults to overcome anxiety, social anxiety, public performance anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. My therapeutic toolbox is full with training in Internal Family Systems, Gestalt Therapy and Music Therapy. I am the author of the Conscious Performing -from fear to freedom. I look forward to speaking with you soon.